In 2015, Kevin visited the East 54th Street Recreation Center in Turtle Bay, documenting its Beaux Arts architecture. Since then, it was renamed for Constance Baker Motley, continuing its role…
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DELICATESSEN Lassen and Hennig has been in business in Brooklyn in various locations since 1949, as the sign indicates. Currently, it is located on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights (this…
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USUALLY in my Forgotten New York posts, I bring up subjects to which I already have answers (like any decent trial lawyer). Today, though, is a bit different: I have…
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ANOTHER one will soon bite the dust. While other venerable police precincts around town have been shored up and restored recently, the 65th (and later the 73rd) Precinct building, East…
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ACCORDING to a Facebook post by the Tuffet Wine Bar on Graham Avenue north of Grand in Williamsburg, realtor Jacob M. Aufrecht walked the planet from 12/12/1903-2/7/1961. (Thus, I’ve now…
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DURING the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state-operated bridges and tunnels received giant medallions with the state’s emblem in a display of civic pride for some travelers, or perhaps an…
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On the eastern edge of Brooklyn is a lengthy median flanked by service roads for an unbuilt highway. As it cuts through the street grid, Conduit Boulevard has a set…
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THERE is a curious-looking “ghost street” in Wakefield, a curved dirt pedestrian path along the stone wall that marks the south end of the 239th Street subway yard serving #2…
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BEING a world-famous webmaster (sort of) means that, on occasion, people send you things, completely unbidden. In September 2020 I got a big box of stuff sent by a woman…
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St. Sebastian’s Church at Roosevelt Avenue and 58th Street across the street from Donovan’s (some parishioners cross 58th directly after Mass to bend the bar) was founded in 1894, with…
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HERE’S a golden oldie that may be as old as 1892 on Division Street just east of the Bowery at Chatham Square. El riders likely got a good look at…
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Continued from Part 1 In June 2024, in nearly perfect shooting conditions and low humidity, I was able to execute a walk of several miles in Bay Ridge. My plan…